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klr650-digest          Sunday, July 25 1999          Volume 02 : Number 656



Re: (klr650) Big Gun question
(klr650) Big Gun expert installaion
(klr650) Synthetic Oil
(klr650) Re: klr650-digest V2 #655
Re: (klr650) Big Gun question - NKLR
Re: (klr650) Y2K KLR... I like it.
Re: (klr650) Big Gun question
Re: (klr650) Y2K KLR... I like it.
Re: (klr650) Synthetic Oil
(klr650) Adjusting Valves
Re: (klr650) Adjusting Valves
Re: (klr650) re:  I will NOT live my life under a rock!
Re: [Fwd: (klr650) Peeking into the crystal ball]

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 10:52:18 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Big Gun question

Fireball Stu writes:
>Adjacent to the rear brake switch mechanism is the hoop mounting
>for the old exhaust.  I ran the BG through it, just like the old one,
>and tightened it up, but now I'm concerned that there is no real
>opportunity for the header pipe to move fore and aft as it heats
>and cools.


 Stu, while Don and Mike were working up the prototype, they misplaced
 my clamp. I rode a few hundred miles without it. It worked, but I didn't
 feel secure without it. So as soon as I got a spare parts bike it was the
 first thing that I salvaged off of it. I don't know how long the RTV would
 have lasted without the clamp while bouncing along in the dirt. Anyone
 with lowering links and/or an oversize tire should check the archives
 for Guy Cheney's clearance solution on how to position the clamp so the
 pipe doesn't eat the tire. Mine is tightened down. No problems so far.

 Redondo Ron A10 - Clamp on, clamp off...practicing for old age

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 09:12:05 -0700
From: "Stuart Mumford" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Big Gun expert installaion

Funny you should ask that.. I initially installed mine without using that
hoop, mainly because I am a lop, but also because of alignment concerns.
However, the pipe vibrated loose at the joint and started leaking. Not a
nice sound. I reinstalled it using the hoop you refer to and a little
massaging to make it line up nicely, have appx. 3000 miles on  it and it is
still solid as a rock. I say crank it down, you shouldn't have any problems.

CA Stu A13 < - - you can't be the first.....

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 09:28:41 -0400
From: Stuart Heaslet <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Big Gun question

Redondo, Stuart, Arne and all,

I got the Big Gun installed and have one question.  Adjacent to the rear
brake switch mechanism is the hoop mounting for the old exhaust.  I ran the
BG through it, just like the old one, and tightened it up, but now I'm
concerned that there is no real opportunity for the header pipe to move
fore and aft as it heats and cools.

Is this a factor, and should the hoop mount be a little loose?  BG
directions say nothing about it.

Stuart


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 09:24:56 -0700
From: "Schenck, Michael" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Synthetic Oil

Has anyone been using synthetic oil? When is the recommended time to start
using it and what is one of the best brands on the mark?

Michael
A11

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 13:32:21 -0500
From: "Roscoe" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Re: klr650-digest V2 #655

<< Are you saying that the stock KLR exhaust is made of stainless? >>


Yep.

Gino

Wow...is this true? My
A13 exhaust is stainless???
Roscoe
Roscoe's Music
164 W Van Buren
Eureka Springs Ar 72632
501.253.5876
www.roscoesmusic.addr.com




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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 11:34:37 -0700
From: "Arne Larsen" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Big Gun question - NKLR

Subject: (klr650) Big Gun question


> Redondo, Stuart, Arne and all,
>
> I got the Big Gun installed and have one question.  Adjacent to the rear
> brake switch mechanism is the hoop mounting for the old exhaust.  I ran
the
> BG through it, just like the old one, and tightened it up, but now I'm
> concerned that there is no real opportunity for the header pipe to move
> fore and aft as it heats and cools.
>
> Is this a factor, and should the hoop mount be a little loose?  BG
> directions say nothing about it.
___________________

I did the same thing.  Haven't had a problem.

Arne


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 14:45:42 -0400
From: Chris <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Y2K KLR... I like it.

Tom Simpson wrote:
>
> At 02:08 AM 7/25/1999 EDT, [e-mail] wrote:
> >Picked up my Y2K KLR this morning!  Put 150 miles on it today...havn't
> >adjusted the valves yet, though...LOL.  The color is growing on me.
> Bought a
> >new helmet to celebrate.  Found one with the same colors as the tank decal,
> >so at least there is SOME color besides army green.  I would have much
> rather
> >seen them change it to "Kawasaki Competition Green," but I wasn't consulted
> >during design.
>
>         Ug.
>
> -Tom
> Not a fan of bright green bikes.

One good thing, from the description of the new color that high-vis
Darien I'm still mulling over actually might look kinda neat over olive
green.

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 15:24:55 -0400
From: Stuart Heaslet <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Big Gun question

At 10:52 AM 7/25/99 -0400, [e-mail] wrote:
>Fireball Stu writes:
>>... but now I'm concerned that there is no real
>>opportunity for the header pipe to move fore and aft as it heats
>>and cools.
> Mine is tightened down. No problems so far.

Ron, Arne, Stuart - thanks.  I've got it a little loose right now and will
put some Loctite Red on the bolt or funny up a thread or two to keep the
bolt from backing out.  I feel better about doing it this way, because I
don't want to see a stress load at the engine case.  Thermal stresses at
the header pipe don't seem to have anywhere to go.  At least the silencer
pipe can move a bit where it overlaps the header pipe.

The big challenge has been to adapt the silencer to the Jesse pannier mount
bracket.  Right now I have the pipe tucked further into the wheel well (the
silencer mount tabs are on the wheel side of the subframe to clear the
Jesse pannier support), but it's a little close to the tire should the
swing arm fully deflect.  I think I've figured a way to cut the Jesse frame
and install a structural ring or segment to go around the pipe exhaust -
maybe an exhaust pipe gasket from a Peterbilt.  :-)

In spite of all that, with no mods to the jetting, its giving better fuel
economy.  Was 44 or so, now 48 or so after a 180 mile ride today around
parts of Lake Okeechobee.  No silencer core yet - but will have to put it
on.  The deaf retirees in the neighborhood looked up this time.

Fireball

Stuart

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 15:26:25 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (klr650) Y2K KLR... I like it.

<< Picked up my Y2K KLR this morning!  Put 150 miles on it today ...haven't
adjusted the valves yet, though...LOL.  The color is growing on me. >>

Don't wait. Be at your dematologist's door the first thing Monday morning.

Chris Lawson

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 13:31:16 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Synthetic Oil

- -----Original Message-----
From: Schenck, Michael <[e-mail]>
To: 'KLR650 mailing list' <[e-mail]>
Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 10:26 AM
Subject: (klr650) Synthetic Oil


>Has anyone been using synthetic oil? When is the recommended time to start
>using it and what is one of the best brands on the mark?
>
>Michael
>A11


Michael, you may not get much help on this as the list is pretty much all
oiled out. But, if you go the archives and search on Skip Faulkner and oil
you'll get to the heart of discussions. Basically, many of us use the oldest
Mobil I we can find...after 2,500 miles. But the CW is to avoid any SJ rated
auto oils. So, if you can find SG rated oils you're fine. I'm switching to
Valvoline Premium Blue Diesel...

Kurt


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 14:50:45 -0500
From: "Gregg  Tompkins" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (klr650) Adjusting Valves

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Texas

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 14:10:45 -0600
From: "Fred Hink" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) Adjusting Valves

Check out:  http://www.geocities.com/~klrdsn/page27.html

By the way better use "plain text" for this list or you might suffer the
wrath of the list keeper....  Just kidding Kurt

Fred

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I just Purchased a 99 Model KLR-650 in Feb.  I have 2,500 miles on it and
have never adjusted the valves. Can anyone tell me where I can get
instructions for performing this procedure.

Gregg Tompkins
Texas


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 13:10:50 -0700
From: captwazoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (klr650) re:  I will NOT live my life under a rock!

How would you feel if you got your wish, and your parents and
grandparents were among the first to be rounded up and sent to "the
facility"?

Jeff & Lisa Walker wrote:
>
> >Nobody lives forever. I'm all about quality of life. I know that
> I'll have a big smile on my
> >face when I depart this earth cause I'm enjoying every minute of
> it. Everytime I ride my
> >KLR650, at some point during every ride I just cannot help but
> screem YEEEEEEEEEEEE
> >HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! or YAAAAAAAAAAA HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
> >It just comes out, can't help it. Life is good. Ride safely.
> >
>
> Lord help me if I live to be an old gummer!  These old folks are
> totally a burden on society!  I was arguing the other day with a
> guy who was against the high cost of maintaining the military,
> and thought that bombing Kosovo was just to justify their
> expense.  I just had to point out that the great majority of the
> federal budget goes to paying Social security benefits and
> Medicare!  No matter what you hear about old folks living on a
> fixed budget, realize that on the whole, old folks have the
> lowest poverty rate in the country.  Do you know why?  Because
> they have nothing better to do than VOTE!  I say we need
> euthanasia days at the hospitals, just like in "Deathrace 2000".
> I figure that I don't live my life in fear of death, yet I'm
> cautious, because I'm smart and have common sense.  If I live to
> age 65, I'm going to build/buy a sail boat and leave, like Capt.
> Joshua Slocomb, "Sailing Alone Around the World".
>
> Jeff
>
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 13:29:09 -0700
From: captwazoo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: (klr650) Peeking into the crystal ball]

Yeah, these guys don't want a good dirt bike, they want an Urban Assault
Vehicle. Sure am glad I don't live there, anymore. TO THE MASSES: There
IS hope, you CAN escape!

Tobin Lampson wrote:
>
>   Hiro is a nice and busy guy and I don't know if there is anything
> available other than what's here.....so we must be patient.
>       I hope not, but my hunch is your 3 gal spec might be right. It
> could be this
> new generation KLR will be a step or two away from our Beloved Adventure
>
> Tourer.
> Toby Lampson
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: (klr650) Peeking into the crystal ball
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 09:18:16 -0700
> From: Tobin Lampson <[e-mail]>
> To: "Hirofumi A. Watanabe" <[e-mail]>,
>      lists <[e-mail]>
> References: <[e-mail]>
>
> Hirofumi A. Watanabe wrote:
>
> >   ........................ I've just returned from Japan.
> > I had the great fortune there of gaining access to Kawasaki's
> > private test track where I saw the first production example of
> > the next generation KLR!!! It redefines the term "dual sport".
> > Bet we witness many riders converting from Honda/Suzuki/KTM
> > when this hits the North American market in the fall of 2000.
> >
> >snip
> >
> >   Hirofumi A. Watanabe  A10
>
> ----------- I recall having the mixed feelings of wanting
> to know, to see, to have, rush through me this fully once before
> ..........when I was engaged.             'Slide'Cal Posse

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